28 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in BSNLEU
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The Circle Conference of BSNL Employees Union is going to be held at Kozhikode from 2nd to 4th December 2015. All preparations are going on as scheduled. I have also reached Kozhikode.
28 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in PSU
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Over 30,000 employees of IDBI Bank organised one-day strike on 27th November 2015 protesting government’s move to privatise the Bank.
The employees organised the programme as per the call of of United Forum of IDBI Officers and Employees, supported by All India Bank Officers Association.
At present, the government holds 76.5 per cent stake in IDBI Bank.
The government indirectly controls 29.19 per cent in Axis Bank through the administrator of the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI), Life Insurance Corp and four other public sector general insurance companies.
“We are against the government plans to sell its stake to private players. It wants to achieve its disinvestment target of Rs 69,500 crore through this,” union stated. (Courtesy: PTI)
28 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in BSNL News
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A report published in the Hindustan Times is reproduced below:
“Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is back on track for recovery with Rs 672-crore operating profit in 2014-15, and is likely to report the first net profit in the last nine years within 2018, communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told HT.
Administrative expenses are also on the decline in 2014-15.
“BSNL was a Rs 10,000-crore profit-making unit when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister and when we took charge, it was making a loss of Rs 8,000 crore… something went wrong, we will correct it in next three years,” Prasad said.
The company has registered an impressive growth in mobile connections in recent months — It went up from 900,000 in May this year to 1.6 million in July. It has also adopted mobile number portability (MNP) from July 2015, and has since then added 1,57,564 subscribers.
The company has registered an impressive growth in mobile connections in recent months — It went up from 900,000 in May this year to 1.6 million in July. It has also adopted mobile number portability (MNP) from July 2015, and has since then added 1,57,564 subscribers.
“We are confident of achieving the target of becoming cash positive by 2018 and all 225,000 employees are committed to achieving this,” BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava said.
Shrivastava, who spoke to union leaders on Wednesday, urged them to participate in the revival of the company.
BSNL will also form a separate infrastructure company for tower business with 64,500 towers, and is looking to earn Rs 2,200-crore revenue in the next 2-4 year.
Additionally, it also plans to monetise its land assets. “It may generate about Rs 2,500 crore revenue for BSNL,” Shrivastava said.
The telecom major also plans to enhance its revenue from Wi-Fi services. The company has installed 450 hotspots in 24 tourists destinations. Besides, it plans to allow subscribers of other telcos to use the Wi-Fi, with initial 10-15 minutes of free connectivity and then making it chargeable.
The telecom major also plans to enhance its revenue from Wi-Fi services. The company has installed 450 hotspots in 24 tourists destinations. Besides, it plans to allow subscribers of other telcos to use the Wi-Fi, with initial 10-15 minutes of free connectivity and then making it chargeable.”
26 Thursday Nov 2015
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Central Executive Committee of BSNL Employees Union, held at New Delhi on 24-25 November 2015 has demanded the BSNL Management to start the wage revision process. In Banks, LIC etc. five year wage revision has started / agreement reached. The DPE has agreed to issue instructions for forming of III Pension Revision Committee for executives of the PSUs.
26 Thursday Nov 2015
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Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has stated that in order to improve the quality of telecom services, mobile towers will be erected on buildings including Parliament. He stated that one has already been erected on the Parliament Annex building. According to him the radiation issue is a myth.
He also stated that BSNL has installed over 25,000 BTS over the last one year and 6,000 more are being erected, which will improve BSNL services. (Source: Business Line 26-11-2015)
26 Thursday Nov 2015
Posted in CG Employees, VII CPC
The Government has appointed an ‘Implementation Cell’, headed by a Joint Secretary level officer in the Department of Expenditure for a period of one year w.e.f. 20th November 2015. The cell is entrusted with the task of processing and implementing the accepted recommendations of the VII CPC. (Source: Business Line 26-11-2015)
25 Wednesday Nov 2015
At last, as per reports, DOT has released the Rs. 1,250 crore USOF subsidy allotted for BSNL for the year 2012-13. This is in lieu of ADC, which was stopped earlier. Although the amount was allotted by the USOF two years back, it was not paid to BSNL on flimsy grounds.
Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations has been continuously demanding release of the same, since BSNL in big financial problem. At last, now the same has been released. BSNL can utilise the same for procurement of equipment.
25 Wednesday Nov 2015
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The government has appointed a one man Committee to look in to the wages and other matters connected with the Gramin Dak Sewaks. Shri Kailash Chandra, former Member of the Postal Board, is the one man committee.
The demand of the NFPE and Confederation of central Government employees was that the VII CPC itself should look in the issues of the GDS also. It was rejected and the one man committee has been appointed.
25 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Uncategorized
The Supreme Court has directed telecom company Vodafone to pay Rs.2000 crore towards fee for merger of licences. This order is issued on the basis of the appeal filed by DOT.
25 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Uncategorized
The Modi government is on the move to sell 8 more ITDC hotels. Already many of the ITDC hotels have neen sold by the earlier NDA government under Prime Minister Bajpai.
Tourism is growing and all the star hotels are making profit. The ITDC hotels are being made loss making and being sold.
Protest against these looting.
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